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Photosensitive sensing system for a currency detector
Assignee: Crane Payment Innovations GmbH
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Filing: 1963-09-05
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Granted: 1967-02-14
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Expires: 1983-09-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank A Leingang
- 👤 William R Cousins
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 23:40
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07D; G07D7/00; G07D7/06; G07D7/12; G07D7/121
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
196 words
A SENSING SYSTEM THAT COMPRISES: (A) A PAIR OF SENSING ELEMENTS THAT ARE CONNECTED IN SERIES, (B) A VOLTAGE DIVIDER THAT IS CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH ONE OF SAID SENSING ELEMENTS, (C) AN ACTUATABLE DEVICE, (D) A PHASE INVERTER WHICH HAS THE INPUT THEREOF CONNECTED TO A CONTACT OF SAID VOLTAGE DIVIDER, (E) A MEMBER THAT IS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID CONTACT OF SAID VOLTAGE DIVIDER AND SAID ACTUATABLE DEVICE AND THAT CAN RESPOND TO A FIRST PREDETERMINED VOLTAGE AT SAID CONTACT TO ACTUATE SAID ACTUATABLE DEVICE, AND (F) A SECOND MEMBER THAT IS CONNECTED BETWEEN THE OUTPUT OF SAID PHASE INVERTER AND SAID ACTUATABLE DEVICE AND THAT CAN COACT WITH SAID PHASE INVERTER AND WITH A SECOND PREDETERMINED VOLTAGE AT SAID CONTACT TO ACTUATE SAID ACTUATABLE DEVICE, (G) THE FIRST SAID AND SAID SECOND PREDETERMINED VOLTAGES BEING EQUAL OR CLOSE TO EACH OTHER, (H) THE FIRST SAID MEMBER RESPONDING TO VOLTAGES DISPLACED IN ONE DIRECTION FROM THE FIRST SAID PREDETERMINED VOLTAGE TO PREVENT ACTUATION OF SAID ACTUATABLE DEVICE, (I) SAID SECOND MEMBER AND SAID PHASE INVERTER RESPONDING TO VOLTAGES DISPLACED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM SAID SECOND PREDETERMINED VOLTAGE TO PREVENT ACTUATION OF SAID ACTUATABLE DEVICE,
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-02-13 | 1970-08-15 | 1971-02-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-02-13 | 1974-08-15 | 1975-02-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-02-13 | 1978-08-15 | 1979-02-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |